Watching the Monitor
Since late May I have lost almost 11 lbs. That loss has accelerated since I began using the Freestyle Libre 2, the continuous glucose monitor. Like my old Fitbit, I am constantly checking my progress through the day, scanning the monitor dozens of times. The bad news is that my glucose levels are not good. For instance, this morning at 5:30 I ate a regular-sized bowl of pumpkin seed, flax and chia seed granola. I also had a peach. I had already woken up with my blood level higher than I would like, which is common for people measuring their glucose levels. I didn't eat again until 2:00 p.m., because my levels were shit for the next 9 hours. Just before I ate a snack at 2, my glucose level was 130. I ate a handful of lightly salted mixed nuts. It should have minimally impacted my sugars, but instead they cranked up over 150. Blood sugar should be below 120. So, I stopped eating lunch. There is no way, given the propensity of my body to maintain high sugar levels, that I...